Tuesday 22 April 2014

Language Change plan.


AO1 Select & apply a range of linguistic methods, to communicate relevant knowledge using appropriate terminology & coherent, accurate
written expression
Lexis and Semantics :
 
·         borrowed/loan words
·         compounds
·         blends
·         acronyms
·         eponyms/proprietary words
·         conversion/grammatical shift
·         pejoration/amelioration
·         broadened/narrowed
·         metaphor/hyperbole
·         semantic shift
·         archaisms/obsolete words
·         Americanisms
 
Grammar:
 
·         syntax/word order
·         sentence structure: use of subordination and coordination.
·         dummy auxiliary ‘do’ used in negative and interrogative constructions
·         double negatives
·         inflections
·         plurals
·         prepositions
·         pronouns – personal (thou, thee, one)relative- who, which, whom
·         verb tenses/irregular verbs/modal/auxilliary verbs
·         punctuation
 
Pragmatics:
 
·         implied meanings/humour/shared knowledge/taboo language/formality/political correctness
 
Graphology :
 
·         look at images/font and relate to context
 
Discourse Structure:
 
·         written/spoken language and the conventions of such texts.
 
Phonology :
 
·         alliteration, assonance, rhyme, onomatopoeia, accent/dialect, Received Pronunciation, assimilation, omission, Estuary English, dialect levelling, Black English
 
 
Orthography:
 
·         spelling and problems with spelling



AO2 Demonstrate critical understanding of a range of concepts and issues related to the construction and analysis of meanings in spoken and written language, using knowledge of linguistic approaches
Background theories of:
 
·         gender
·         power
·         technology
 
Standardisation and Codification of language:
 
·         Printing Press – William Caxton 1476
·         Dictionaries – Dr Johnson’s dictionary 1755
·         Robert Lowth’s ‘Introduction to English Grammar’ 1762
 
Prescriptive/Descriptive attitudes:
 
·         John Humphreys - Prescriptive
·         David Crystal - Descriptive
·         Stephen Fry - Descriptive
·         Jean Aitchison: Language Web – Damp Spoon/Crumbling Castle/Infectious Disease
·         Dennis Freeborn (phonology): incorectness view/ugliness view/impreciseness view
 
·         Phonology :
·         Great Vowel Shift
·         convergence
·         divergence
·         Labov’s ‘Martha’s Vineyard Study’ Informalisation
 
 
Worldwide Englishes:
 
·         bidialectalism
 
Causes of language change:
 
·         history and Invasions
·         changing personal and social identity
·         influence of social groups
·         changing attitudes
·         social trends
·         new technologies
·         intellectual activities
 



AO3 Analyse and evaluate the influence of contextual factors on the production and
reception of spoken and written language, showing knowledge of the key
constituents of language
·         Genre
·         Audience
·         Subject
·         Purpose
·         Who is the text producer/ receiver
·         What are the expectations of the text receiver?
 
 
 

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